Internet Lingo
With more than 82 million people texting regularly, for sure your have seen this cryptic looking code somewhere. These commonly used abbreviations are used by people whenever they get online or use their cell phones. Most people know that OMG means Oh, My God, and LOL stands for Laugh Out Loud. But teens are getting more cryptic with their text messaging lingo, and their shorthand can range from the silly to the sexually explicit. How savvy are you? The following is a glossary of some common acronyms that youth may be using to keep you clueless.
Text Message Acronyms
AFK — Away from Keyboard
ASL — Age/Sex/Location
BRB — Be Right Back
CM – Call Me
DKDC – Don’t Know Don’t Care
DLTM – Don’t Lie To Me
GTG — Got to Go
GNOC – Get Naked On Cam
IWSN — I Want Sex Now
JK — Just Kidding
KFY — Kiss for You
KPC — Keeping Parents Clueless
LMIRL — Let’s Meet in Real Life
LMAO—Laughing My Ass off
MorF — Male or Female
NIFOC — Nude in Front Of Computer
P911 - Parent Alert
PAL — Parents Are Listening
PAW — Parents Are Watching
PIR — Parent in Room
POS — Parents over Shoulder
SorG — Straight or Gay
TDTM — Talk Dirty to Me
WYCM — Will You Call Me?
BFN – Bye For Now
A3 – Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime
2G2BT – Too Good To Be True
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